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May 9, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Mounds, Oklahoma
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Tom Wagner Sweetpotato question
Tom
I was reading an old forum and you say that you have the blooming clone of Georga Jet. Wonder if I could interest you in doing a trade on something I have in my collection? My GJ is from the US and is actully blooming in the greenhouse right now, but I think the "Blooming" clone is more prolific in it's blooming habit....Is that right? also still looking for a start of toka toka gold. I have around 200 varieties . been doing some hybridizing trying for purple flesh and getting quite a few seeds. Do you know if the purple flesh would be more dominate as a pod parent or a pollen parent?.... thanks gary
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Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204
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Golly, it has been four years since I wrote about Toka Toka and Geo. Jet!
The varieties of Sweet Potatoes that I grew last year of different colors matured so late in my cold climate here in the PNW...that I decided that it was not a worthy use of my time. I am swamped with tomato and Irish potato breeding. As I wrote a number of years ago....sweet potato pedigree info is sparse since male parents are rarely known in obtaining true seed of sweet potatoes. They are self sterile and need other male pollinators and most breeders grow several varieties...often 10/15 varieties and the pollination is like a hybrid swarm. Details of dominance is sketchy at best but NC would be a must for contacts in this matter.... Kenneth V. Pecota was my cooperator in true seed exchange. Department of Horticultural Science Project Leader: Dr. G. Craig Yencho, Associate Professor Researcher, Kenneth V. Pecota Research Specialist, Jarred Driscoll XX Quote:
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